Majorization and the Lorenz Order: A Brief Introduction

by Barry C. Arnold

My interest in majorization was first spurred by Ingram aIkin's proclivity for finding Schur convex functions lurking in the problem section of every issue of the American Mathematical Monthly. Later my interest in income inequality led me again to try and "really" understand Hardy, Littlewood and Polya' s contributions to the majori- zation literature. I have found the income distribution context to be quite convenient for discussion of inequality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387965920
• ISBN13: 9780387965925
• Release Date: November 1987
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"